Bureaucratic Structure & Personality

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Running head: BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE & PERSONALITY
BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE & PERSONALITY
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BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE & PERSONALITY
INTRODUCTION
According to Max Weber, the theory of Bureaucratic structure adopts current
management systems which were to be exercised by leaders despite the olden orders
which believed that Authority was based on traditions, beliefs and personal Charisma.
Personality refers to the differences in individuals which are evidenced by his or her
characteristics patterns regarding thinking, behaving, and feelings (Cohen, 2012). The
main focus of personality is based on two broad areas which include a clear
understanding of individual characteristics and differences in a particular personality and
intelligence how distinct parts a person can be compiled together as a whole.
Max Weber states two fundamental characteristics of the Bureaucratic structure which
make the vast and complex organizations regardless of whether governmental or privately owned
choose to implement the features of this theory (Baker, Etzioni, Hansen & Sontag, 2010). A clear
understanding of this form of structure enables one to be in a position to integrate most of the
operation of the governmental organizations. The main feature of this structure is that it is
hierarchical. This means that this is a maximum distribution of power from the top level
management to the bottom level. The energy decreases as we move down the hierarchy of power
from the high-level manager up to the subordinates (Miller & Toulouse, 2010). Those who are at
the lower levels of the hierarchy respond to guidelines and directions from those who are above
in the regime. The second characteristic of this theory is that the organizations which exhibit this
type of structure are governed by rules, scientific laws and procedures which act by authority and
direction.